Tag Archives animal health

National pullet and laying hen code amended

Ontario Sheep Field Day returns with focus on welfare tech and productivity gains
Veterinary demos, including pain-reducing Lidoband castration, highlight innovation for commercial sheep producers

Report details economic losses due to bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle

Metagenomics change how disease is diagnosed
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan use the technique to identify disease through bacteria, pathogens and viruses

Innovation helps farmers improve gut health, build soil, and capture carbon
Obiochar’s process of creating biochar from wood biomass gives farmers a sustainable new production tool

Ontario cattle groups pioneer community pastures through first-ever public land lease agreements
New leasing model in Lambton County transforms conservation lands into sustainable grazing pastures with long-term environmental and farm sector benefits.

Meeting of the minds supercharges Canada’s fight to protect antimicrobial drugs
Doctors and veterinarians could lose important antibiotics and other medications to antimicrobial resistance. One Canadian project brings researchers from different fields together to join forces

Newcastle disease identified in British Columbia
Movement controls placed around two commercial pigeon operations

Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech

Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech